Dinesh Kamath completes 4 years as Editor of Daily Newspaper 'Newsband'

Hi Friends,
On 30 September 2015 I completed four years as Editor of Daily Newspaper 'Newsband'. My success as Editor is owing to the encouragement I got from Publisher Kailash Gindodia, Co-Editor K R Bhat, other members of my staff, my family members, friends and all my Readers. Thanks a lot! Bye!

Photograph of Dinesh Kamath's late brother Purnanand Kamath

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'All eyes on PM’s visit to US' that was published in Newsband

All eyes on PM’s visit to US

All eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to the United States. His primary challenges in this phase relate to improving India’s overall relationship with the U.S. while furthering his country’s global ambitions. It remains to be seen whether he will manage to clear defence purchases worth $3 billion from Boeing. Another thing is that the Prime Minister has vigorously pushed for the reform of the UN Security Council.

Calling of the summit of the Group of Four nations was a wise movie by Modi. In this meeting, while backing one another’s bid for permanent seats in the UNSC, India, Germany, Japan and Brazil have collectively called for urgent reforms of the Security Council within a time-frame.

Modi rightly invited U.S. companies to step up investments in India. While the overall message from New York is positive, the government has to work hard to bring to fruition the goodwill established. Though American companies are keen to invest in India, they remain wary of “complicated regulations, confusing bureaucracy and poor infrastructure”. Modi government should accelerate the pace of reforms at home and build quality infrastructure.  It is quite easy to say that the government should accelerate the pace of reform and build quality infrastructure. Quality infrastructure will require massive investment and expert personnel - two areas that have hindered progress in this sector. Another job of government should to remove procedural roadblocks and bureaucratic lethargy.

Washington’s continuing support for Pakistan is something that is worrying the Indians to a great extent. Can Modi or any other leader leader from India get a promise from US not to help Pakistan in any way? Pakistan is more a reliable ally for US. But US is not ignoring India. In fact, India is USA's major business partner and ally. America's technology is driven by India's brain drain. Yes, it is home to thousands of Indians, their employment hub. American companies setting shop in India would be a major source of employment. With so much of brainpower already settled down in the US, and more younger ones heading that way, it's no wonder that we talk more of a drain than of a gain. Google, Microsoft and Facebook are all supported by an army of Indian software engineers and programmers in the US head-offices and in India as well.

Starting from the first term of the UPA government headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the tone of economic reforms and the gradual closeness in access cautiously established between India and the US, have positively energized the climate for a healthy Indo-American relationship in matters of trade and defence. That Modi has continued to travel on this track, in spite of his earlier VISA related issues with the US, shows his national interests apart from his political sagacity, in clinching issues for the speedier growth of India.  If the 'bureaucratic confusion, complicated regulations and infra structure defects' are settled with speed and conviction, the second visit of Modi to America will certainly become a real achievement, in terms of hitting the anticipated goals. In the long run, India's aspiration to find a permanent place in the United Nations Security Council will also see the light of the day. Let us wish Modi all the best!

Dinesh Kamath's news 'ITM students master the technique of right living from Sanjay Bhatia' that was published in Newsband

ITM students master the technique of right living from Sanjay Bhatia

By Dinesh Kamath

Above picture: Sanjay Bhatia, Vice Chairman and MD of CIDCO, addressing

KHARGHAR: ITM, where young aspirants dream come true, hosted a session by Sanjay Bhatia, Vice Chairman and MD of CIDCO, for students to learn the techniques to check stress, a major hassle in getting dream come true for many professionals.

While speaking on the occasion, Sanjay Bhatia said, “Gone are the days where relaxation for professionals are just zoning out in front of the TV at the end of a stressful day. It is high time to realize that this does nothing to reduce the damaging effects of stress. The professionals should learn the techniques of relaxation as early as possible to effectively combat stress”.

Mr. Bhatia, an EX. IAS Officer with 28 years experience in service has delivered a session on the ‘techniques for right living through relaxation and meditation’.  He is presently working as Vice Chairman & Managing director, CIDCO which is responsible for Planning and Development of Navi Mumbai and other New Towns in Maharashtra including special projects like Metro, Navi Mumbai International Airport etc.

In his session he explained about a variety of stress management techniques that involve controlling body’s responses to stress or anxiety through meditation. He also stressed on the importance of daily practice to acquire mastery of these techniques. People who meditate regularly report improvements physically, mentally, and spiritually.

An audience of 400 comprising of staff and students took an oath to carry forward the message of "right living through relaxation and meditative techniques".

About ITM Group of Institutions: ITM Group of Institutions, one of India’s most respected higher education groups has helped launch the careers of thousands of young professionals, through their intensive and innovative programs from its campuses across India. Today, they offer the highest quality education from their Institutions located across India, in various streams including Engineering, Management, Health Sciences, Hotel Management & Culinary Arts, Fashion & Interior Design. ITM is one of the largest Executive Education providers in India. Their Business Schools in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai & Noida offer AICTE approved PGDM programs. In addition to their various Institutes across the country ITM-Group has established two Universities - ITM Voctional University, Vadodara and ITM University, Raipur. The group has associations with renowned universities across the world, such as RMIT (Aus.), Queen Margaret Univ. (UK), Southern New Hampshire Univ. (USA), Birmingham City Univ. (UK) and many more. With thousands of successful graduates over 2 decades, and a reputation of quality and innovation amongst students and employers from across India, ITM Group is one of the fastest growing, most respected education brands.

Dinesh Kamath photo caption 'Open challenge by Sanatan Sanstha' that was published in Newsband

Open challenge by Sanatan Sanstha

Above Photo: From Left Adv. Sanjiv Punalekar (National Secretary of Hindu Vidhidnya Parishad and Legal Adviser of Sanatan Sanstha) and Mr. Abhay Vartak (Spokesperson of Sanatan Sanstha). Sanathan Sanstha had openly challenge Sham Manav to prove his point that by hypnotizing a person, an offense could be committed. The Sanstha accuses Manav of committing an offence by spreading superstition about hypnotism. (By Dinesh Kamath)

Dinesh Kamath's news '3rd Interschool Cultural Contest' that was published in Newsband

3rd Interschool Cultural Contest

By Dinesh Kamath

The 3rd Inter School Cultural Contest organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Navi Mumbai Kendra, and Lions Clubs International will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Marathi Sahitya Kala, Sanskruti Va Kala Mandal, Sector 6, Vashi.

‘Several schools from Navi Mumbai are participating in the contest. St Lawrence, ICL, New Bombay English High School, ASP Convent from Ghansoli, MGM School from Nerul, Ram Krishnaa Academy from Panvel and many other schools will present their items in two groups - children up to fourth standard and those above it. There will be three trophies in each category. Besides, the Bhavan’s Children’s Club had organized drawing and essay competitions in ICL, Balbharati of Kharghar, St Lawrence and Sacred Heart Schools in July and the prizes for these will be given on the occasion,’ says Veena Adige, Coordinator Children’s and Cultural Programmes of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Navi Mumbai Kendra.

The Chief Guest for the occasion is MJF Lion Hunuman Agarwal, 2nd Vice District Governor and the Guest of Honour is MJF Lion Maneshwar Nayak, D.Co for GMT.

‘The programme will be inaugurated at 10 a.m. and the prize distribution ceremony will be held immediately after all the items have been presented,’ informs Lion Savitha H. Nayak, MJF, DG and Cultural Activity and Community Services.

Present on the occasion will be Shri Harish Aiyer, Honorary Secretary of Bhavan’s Navi Mumbai Kendra, Dr Sengupta, Dr Venugopalan, COO, Amritabharati and several other dignitaries.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Together we can overcome cancer; The Joy of Giving Event on 7 Oct at Kharghar' that was published in Newsband

Together   we   can   overcome   cancer

The Joy of Giving Event on 7 Oct at Kharghar

By Dinesh Kamath

The Joy Of Giving Event has been organized on 7 October, 2015 at Tata Hospital, ACTREC, Kharghar.

Mangalam Foundation a charitable organization has its medical center at Vashi and serving Cancer Patients at Tata Memorial Center, Parel / Kharghar. Many Patients from different parts of India are visiting Tata Memorial Hospital for their treatment and spending nights on footpath due to lack of suitable accommodation. The Trust provides them Medical help and Food Packets. Organization is celebrating JOY OF GIVING week and Musical Evening for Cancer Patients at ACTREC Kharghar. You can join with Food Packets/Grocery worth Rs1000/- each for around 100 Patients on 7 October 2015 (Wednesday) between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm @ ACTREC, Tata Cancer Hospital, Sector-22, Kharghar.

Donors may Contact Mrs Archana Jain - 9920632864 / Mr. Naman Jain - 9821798809 (Belapur) / Somya - 9167157626, Leela Jain - 9323561971, Anjana Gandhi - 8976500718 (Vashi). Visit website www.mangalamfoundation.org for more details.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'India should learn from Dubai and Japan' that was published in Newsband

India should learn from Dubai and Japan

Bharatiya Janata Party had promised to usher in an economic revival nationally. The party seems to be living up to its promise because the latest data shows an increase in investments in the road and power sectors.

Undoubtedly, the current figures highlight the progress the present government has achieved in the field of infrastructure development. They deserve all the credit but at the same time the government should not become complacent with these results. It is mere a beginning. We live in a globalized world and everything we do has a degree of relativity vis a vis the whole world. As it is said "well begun is half done". If the present government realizes that the impact such developments have on the nation as a whole, it will have all the motivation to carry on the good work. Good infrastructure is the backbone of the economy - right from agriculture to investments to the employment opportunities almost everything has a very strong link with the infrastructure. The WEF Global Competitive Index can be used as a reference to set our short term and long term goals.

Increase in GDP can always never be the criteria to be considered when India is placed at the bottom ranking of indices of Human development index and multi dimensional poverty index. Our position is pathetic when compared with Bangladesh and Nepal. Along with the GDP, increase in the above mentioned index could be considered as the real growth by taking into account huge deprived population.

Public Private Partnership arrangements are key to develop India. The private players are potent and shall invest in building Indian infrastructure, including Road and Electricity sectors, under the aid and advice of Government. Therefore, it is essential to create a win-win situation in public-private engagements. The pre-requisites for the same are: 1) A transparent public-private engagement framework. 2) Availability of long term funding. 3) Viability Gap Funding 4) Pre-determined Arbitration mechanism in order to resolve conflicts, expediently.

The low global ranking of India’s infrastructure — the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index placed it in the bottom half among 144 countries — is one of the commonly cited impediments to attracting foreign direct investment. Look at developed countries like Japan and on another side India which is still struggling to attract investors from foreign countries. Take a look at Dubai, in 10 -15 years it changed so dramatically. We cannot change at that speed, but at least we can take a leaf out of their chapter of success in conceptualizing and creating infrastructural projects. The shameful part is that many representatives who go abroad gloat themselves with selfies of those places and forget the real purpose of going to international conferences and we have TV shows blowing their lungs that we will become a super power.

India needs dynamic and optimistic people. Everybody has to contribute for the development of the Country.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Water pilferage is become a major issue in city' that was published in Newsband

Water pilferage is become a major issue in city

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: The residents in Cidco and NMMC areas seem to be unhappy owing to the water shortage and leakages. There have been incidents relating to water pilferages through illegal taps. Also the residents feel harassed by the water cuts.

Just recently Cidco did care to take action by removing the illegal water tap connected to the main pipeline in sector 5, Kharghar. But there appears to be such water thefts taking place in several places in Kharghar.

The incidents relating to water pilferages has become such a serious issue that Municipal Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare had to think about floating an amnesty scheme in the city for illegal water connections. He also promised to carry out a water audit in Navi Mumbai. He made this promise after many corporators raised their voices against illegal connections, leakages and thefts and even threatened to file a PIL in the court.

Many villages which have legal connections are not getting regular water supply due to these irregularities. Wastage of water takes place mainly owing to the negligence of civic officials.

It is not known as to why the city faces water problem when there is a dam right inside Navi Mumbai. The residents feel harassed by continuous water cuts they have to face. A demand was made to the civic body to deploy flying squads to curb illegal water connections or thefts. Municipal Commissioner seemed to have liked this idea.

Another problem that the city faces is related to slums which are coming up simply because the dwellers over there are provided water by the villagers and power by MSEB. There has been a clash between Cidco and MSEB authorities over this. Cidco holds MSEB responsible for slum dwellers encroaching on their plots. Cidco has even threatened to demolish these shanties which create problem to them. In fact Cidco even implemented their threat but the shanties made their appearances again in a matter of few days.

According to a city resident if NMMC supplies water to all the residents there will not arise a situation where illegal means will be used to procure water. 

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Juinagar residents feel threatened by unbarricaded rly track crossing' that was published in Newsband

Juinagar residents feel threatened by unbarricaded rly track crossing

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: The Juinagar residents feel endangered by the unbarricaded and unmanned railway track crossing near the Juinagar residential area and hence they have asked the authorities to construct a barricade at the railway crossing junction. The residents around this area who cross the tracks on their vehicles feel threatened by the possibility of train hitting their vehicles. This particular spot had many mishaps having occurred there. Most of the accidents were related to trains hitting vehicles. The local politicians have also corresponded to the railway authorities to come up with a barricade at that critical spot and also to deploy a guard over there to guide the vehicle drivers. As a kind of precautionary measure, the railway authorities have put up a board asking both pedestrians and vehicle drivers not to cross the track. 

Dinesh Kamath's cartoons on 'Alooramji' that were published in Newsband

Video: Online Hero Dinesh Kamath's Progress from Birth till Now

Editor of Newsband Dinesh Kamath offers his prayers to the idol of Lord Ganesh installed at the office of Newsband at Vashi

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Computers, CCTV cameras and other sophisticated infrastructures for NRI police station' that was published in Newsband

Computers, CCTV cameras and other sophisticated infrastructures for NRI police station

By Dinesh Kamath

Above Picture: NRI Coastal Police staff with Senior Police Officials

Above Picture: Dr Ellis Jayakar and Dilip Patil felicitating Shekhar Bagade

NAVI MUMBAI: In the history of Navi Mumbai, yet another milestone was achieved by the inauguration of NRI Coastal Police Station by the Navi Mumbai Police Commisionarate on 24 September, 2015.

The building which is situated at plot number 5 in sector 15A of CBD Belapur, near killegaothan, was declared open by the Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde by the cutting of the ribbon.

“Right infrastructure is the most essential part for the police here and I assure you that I will make every effort to make it available for them” said Shinde.

Other eminent personalities attending the function were Thane MP Rajan Vichare, MLA Manda Mhatre, Mayor Sudhakar Sonawane, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Prabhat Ranjan and Cidco Vice Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Bhatia. A crowd of over 600 special invitees were present to witness this unique occasion.

“I would like to donate 5 computers to this police station and 10 to Nerul police station. We would also require a Police Station at Jui Nagar” said Mhatre.

“We plan to install CCTV cameras to help the police” said Bhatia. Ranjan thanked the Cidco and said that the Police Station cost Cidco Rs. 3.5 crores.

Talking to DCP Shahji Umap, he said “This is the first Coastal Police Station in Navi Mumbai and would have around 70 personnel under whom a population of around 1.27 lacs and 9 villages would be there. The total area would around 8 kms.”

“I am happy that we have state of art Police Station with almost 1200 sqm area which has a lobby and resting place for personnel along with sophisticated infrastructure for the future” said DCP Suresh Mengde.

“I am honored to be given the first charge of this Police Station by our CP Ranjan Sir which is also an ideal one in whole of Maharashtra. I will do my best to serve the public in every possible way” said Shekhar Bagade, Senior Police Inspector.

“Being a resident of Navi Mumbai for over 27 years and also working with Navi Mumbai Police for such a long time with regard to different social causes, I feel honored and proud to be associated with this milestone. The work of the Navi Mumbai Police is commendable and our City has always been looked after by them in a wonderful manner” said Dr Ellis Jayakar, President, Heart Foundation, an Ngo working closely with the Police.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'India deserves to be permanent member of UN' that was published in Newsband

India deserves to be permanent member of UN

The idea of bringing about Security Council reforms at United Nations is a welcome step forward. Most countries in the General Assembly support a restructuring of the UNSC. The institution, formed to meet the challenges of the post-War world, has struggled to cope with the dynamics of the post-Soviet Union world order. The global order has seen massive changes, from American unilateralism to the rise of multilateral institutions such as BRICS. The developing nations, including India, now play a larger role in both the international economy and politics.

If the UN still shies away from reforming the Security Council, the possibility of the institution being sidelined by emerging powers cannot be ruled out. But three powerful members of the UNSC — Russia, China, and the U.S. — are opposed to any major restructuring of the Council. While Russia and the U.S. have said they would support India’s UNSC bid, there is a danger of an aggressive neighbour like China having military might and economic prosperity, using veto power against India, power which was donated by India to it.

Even if the General Assembly members reach a consensus on reform, it could be shot down by the permanent members. The permanent members should realise that a more democratic and representative Security Council would be better-equipped to address global challenges. The developing nations including India have brought a paradigm shift in the approach towards the economic and social issues in the world through a new development concept. Indubitably, India has contributed a lot towards the stand of the developing and less developed nations, be it at UN or at WTO or any other international economic and political arena. Therefore, it is high time that the voice of the developing world be echoed through a country like India which has always passed the tested times. India as a fast developing nation will only benefit by becoming a permanent member. At the same time this is opportunity as well as its responsibility to take up this position

India's representation as a permanent member of the UNSC is long overdue. If there is objection from any country to India's membership, it is highly condemnable. India holds the world's second highest population and its right to permanent membership is legitimate. No country in the world can oppose it. UNSC reforms must be given highest priority to protect world order and peace.

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Calendar Girls, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, Bhaag Johnny, Scorch Trials, Sicario, Timeout and Intern) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls is a 2015 Indian drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and co-produced by Sangeeta Ahir and Bhandarkar Entertainment. The film's music was composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik. According to director Madhur Bhandarkar, the story of Calendar Girls is 75% reality and 25% fiction.

The film focuses on five girls who hail from different regions of India, and who have been selected to pose for the country's most prestigious annual calendar which is a joint effort between business tycoon Rishabh Kukreja and his photographer friend Timmy Sen. Suhel Seth and Rohit Roy have also played significant role in Calendar Girls. Five new actresses are making their debut in Hindi film industry with Calendar Girls.

Five bold girls strutting in bikinis is a dream that liquor baron Vijay Mallya sold until recently through his exclusive Kingfisher calendar. The story of the liquor baron’s dream girls will unfold on celluloid through Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Calendar Girls’. Madhur Bhandarkar has drawn inspiration from the lives and struggles of the bikini beauties who go on to become the calendar girls There is a lot of revelations made and things shown that will shock some. Finally, it is an emotional story that will find a connect with viewers. It’s a story about hope. Inspiration has been taken from a lot of people like Vijay Mallya who launches calendar every year and Deepika (Padukone) who herself was a calender girl. The movie also shows connection between the modelling and the cricket world. This film is a reflection of society.

The film has Akanksha Puri as Nandita Menon, from Hyderabad, Avani Modi as Nazneen Malik, from Lahore, Kyra Dutt as Sharon Pinto, from Goa, Ruhi Singh as Mayuri Chauhan, from Rohtak, Satarupa Pyne as Paroma Ghosh, from Kolkata, Suhel Seth as Vijay Mallya and Rohit Roy.

The music for the film is composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik while lyrics are by Kumaar. The film has songs like "Awesome Mora Mahiya", "Khwaishein (Rock Version)", "We Will Rock The World", "Shaadi Wali Night" and "Khwaishein (Film version)".

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (English translation: Who Should I Love) is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film directed by director Abbas Mustan. Indian stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma will make his Bollywood debut with this movie. Other casts include Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Phadnis, Amrita Puri, Simran Kaur Mundi, Elli Avram, Sai Lokur, Varun Sharma, Supriya Pathak, Sharat Saxena, Manoj Joshi, Sharad Sankla (Charlie), and Johnny Lever's daughter Jamie Lever. The music is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Dr Zeus, Javed Mohsin and Amjad Nadeem.

In this movie the popular comedian Kapil Sharma plays Kumar Shiv Ram Kishen, a man who got married three times due to the twist of fate. While he somehow manages to hide his other two marriages from each of his wives, he is actually in love with Elli Evram aka Deepika. He is aided by his lawyer friend Karan played by Varun Sharma. Varun Sharma does a good job as Kapil’s partner in crime. The film makes a start with the portions which show how Kapil got married thrice. The film picks up later as confusions and situational comedy will leave you in splits.

The film has Kapil Sharma as Shiv, Ram and Kishan, Elli Avram as Deepika, Simran Kaur Mundi as Simran, Manjari Phadnis, Sai Lokur, Arbaaz Khan as Don, Supriya Pathak as Kapil's mother, Varun Sharma as Kapil's friend, Kundan Pandey as Aryan, Manoj Joshi, Jamie Lever, Sunny Cheema and Praveen K Bhatia.

The soundtrack for Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon is composed by Javed Mohsin, Amjad-Nadeem, Dr. Zeus, and Tanishk Bagchi. The film has songs like "DJ Bajega To Pappu Nachega", "Jugni Peeke Tight Hai (Version 1)", "Samandar", "Bam Bam", "Billi Kat Gayee", "Hum To Yaaro Latak Gaye", "Billi Kat Gayee (Remix)", "Bam Bam (Remix)" and "Jugni Peeke Tight Hai (Version 2)".

Bhaag Johnny

Bhaag Johnny is a Bollywood thriller film directed by Shivam Nair, and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vikram Bhatt and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor. The film stars Kunal Khemu, Zoa Morani and debutant Mandana Karimi.

The film has Kunal Khemu as Janardhan "Johnny" Arora, Zoa Morani as Tanya, Mandana Karimi, Vikram Bhatt in a cameo and Urvashi Rautela in Daddy Mummy Song.

Bhaag Johnny is a film about a man who is forced to lead two lives and the chain of events that follow when he has to opt for one over the other. The thought behind Bhaag Johnny is what if you could live two lives born out of different choices at the same time? What if you could both kill someone or not kill someone? What if you fall in love and not fall in love? How it would be to live the consequences of both sides of the coin?

The songs are composed by Mithoon, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arko and Devi Sri Prasad. Ankit Tiwari, Yo Yo Honey Singh. Rahul Vaidya and Sunil Kamath will be singing songs for the film. The film has songs like "Daddy Mummy", "Iss Qadar Pyar Hai", "Aankhon Aankhon", "Kinna Sona" and "Meri Zindagi".

Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (also known simply as The Scorch Trials) is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction action thriller film based on James Dashner's novel The Scorch Trials, the second novel in The Maze Runner trilogy. The film is the sequel to the 2014 film The Maze Runner and the second installment in The Maze Runner film series. It is directed by Wes Ball, with a screenplay by T.S. Nowlin. Adding to the original film's cast of Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, and Patricia Clarkson, the new supporting cast includes Rosa Salazar, Jacob Lofland, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Barry Pepper, Lili Taylor and Alan Tudyk.

The plot of The Scorch Trials takes place immediately after the previous installment, with Thomas (O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers battling the powerful organization W.C.K.D, while facing the perils of the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with dangerous obstacles. Thus Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

Sicario

Sicario is a 2015 American crime thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Taylor Sheridan. The film stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin.

The movie has an interesting plot. At the border between the United States and Mexico, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by a government. In Mexico, Sicario means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive. Collapse

Timeout

Time Out is a 2015 Indian drama film directed and written by Rikhil Bahadur and produced by Viacom 18. The film introduces three fresh faces - Chirag Malhotra, Pranay Pachauri and Kaamya Sharma.

Years of friendship, laughter and love shared between two brothers faces the music when a 14-year-old boy is confronted with the complexities of a simple relationship.

The music of Time Out is composed by Sandesh Shandilya. The film has songs like "Hurdangi" sung by Mohan Kannan and Sanchit Balhara, "Bheja Khali" by Amit Mishra and Piyush Kapoor, "Kuch Kareebi" by Sandesh Shandilya and "Bolenge" by Amit Mishra.

Intern

The Intern is an American comedy film directed by Nancy Meyers. The film stars Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in the two leading roles, with supporting performances from Adam DeVine, Nat Wolff, Christina Scherer, Anders Holm, and Zack Pearlman.

Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), the founder and CEO of a fashion based e-commerce company, agrees to a community outreach program where a senior, Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), will intern at the firm. Thus Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway).

Dinesh Kamath's score in Google Plus crosses 12 million views; Google Plus, Blog and YouTube are indeed a Reality Test for all the Celebrities

Dinesh Kamath's score in Google Plus on 23 September 2015 at 11.50 am was 12,004,583

On 23 September 2015 at 11.50 am, My score in Google Plus was found to be 12,004, 583 views which is more than the scores of most of the film stars. 

Google Plus and Blog are Reality Tests for everyone since these two mediums keep informing us about our latest scores. They tell us how many people went through our works in Google Plus and Blog. The score indicated by Google Plus is open for all the Online Viewers to confirm. But Blog reveals the score only to the owner of that particular Blog. I feel grateful to authorities of Blog for letting me know as to how popular I am with Online Viewers. I am grateful to Google Plus for letting me as well as all the Online Viewers know as to how many Online Viewers went through my works. 

I am popular as a writer first and cartoonist next. Many Online Viewers seem to like my writings on subjects related to Films, Politics, Navi Mumbai and Self. They also like my Cartoons. Many Viewers, in fact, appreciate my performances on the Video Screen.

Thus Google Plus and Blog has helped me to understand my own talents by letting me know as to which of my talents are appreciated by how many people. Thanks a lot, Google Plus and Blog! I also thank the authorities of You Tube!  

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Kudos to both Leander Paes and Sania Mirza!' that was published in Newsband

Kudos to both Leander Paes and Sania Mirza!

The tennis duo of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza won the U.S. Open mixed doubles and doubles crowns, their 17th and fifth Major titles respectively, in the company of former singles World No. 1 Martina Hingis. It would be remiss not to celebrate the success stories of Paes and Mirza.

The 28-year-old Mirza is the first Indian woman to win a WTA tournament, the first to be ranked inside the top-30, the first to win a Grand Slam of any kind, and the first to reach the top of world rankings. The last of these came in April this year when she became the No. 1-ranked doubles player, a position she still holds. These are the things racquet-wielding young women in India dream of.

The 42-year-old Paes has been giving longevity a whole new meaning. His competitive zeal and persistence even when the mind and the body no longer always act in sync have fetched him three Major mixed doubles titles this year.

One must not forget that in this great play of resurgence by the Indians. Martina Hingis has been the common link. She has been taking care of the tennis while Leander was keeping the energy going. The Swiss connection for India goes beyond stashing away wealth in a safe haven. The contribution of their partner Ms Hingis for the magnificient performance of Indians was a big one. She definitely added immense value to their game for achieving such a grand success.

India is struggling to produce top-100 singles players. As for mixed doubles, it rarely exists outside the Grand Slams.  Tennis is viewed as a rich man's sport. There is plenty of talent in this huge country. Leander and Sania can start a tennis academy and train talented players from all backgrounds. The nation will be grateful to them if they can produce good tennis players who will win medals in the Olympics.

Sania and Leander Paes are both great. They have broken various myths. Their continuous hard work and determination give inspiration to all Indians. They watch dreams, they set goals to achieve their dreams, they achieve their goals, they never accept defeat, they follow their coaches, they follow their passion and the result is in front of us

This "Double Honour" for India, in the US Open Tennis Mixed Doubles and Women's doubles, in both the "other" partner being the same Martina Hingis (a former topmost woman tennis star), is a superb sports achievement, par excellence. In a population of 1,300 million, the 42 year old Leander Paes and 28 year old Sania have shown that hard work, concentration, determination and perseverance would ultimately pay.

Congratulations to both achievers. The entire nation is proud of them. It is hoped that many youngsters look at these two as role models.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Can women be equal to men?' that was published in Newsband

Can women be equal to men?

Delhi High Court ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. Following the latest ruling, women who qualify for permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.

It's a good idea to move on and provide our women equal opportunity to serve our country with more command. But the junior officers from rural areas would not be willing to accept a woman as a leader in frontline situations since that society is not yet willing to accept women in combat roles. That’s the reason why the proportion of women in India’s armed forces and the police forces is low in terms of global comparative figures,

Gender equality "in all aspects" is always appreciable as long as it is taken literally. But many women do not seem to be getting enough support in coping with the dual tasks of handling work and family life. All those who create this tremendous hue and cry for gender equality based on the awaited equal benefits should also be ready to face any hard situation without any preferential treatment. Nowadays it has become an inseparable part of fashion to speak in favour of gender equality be it viable or not in a particular set of services. Women in civil service object and oppose transfer to other cities or towns more on ground of gender related problems. So can the women in army perform their duty with the same intrepidity, zeal and discipline as their male counterparts without raising a war cry of "gender discrimination" or "sexual harassment"?

Some women’s argument is that if our country needs caste based reservations for almost 70 years to lift out the oppressed section of the society, so do our country needs favorable discrimination in case of women who are the most oppressed section of the society. Women have been discriminated since time immemorial, even before the time when caste based discrimination started.

Women in the West can be seen as driving heavy vehicles and in combat roles in the defence services. But we as a society have to come out of our mindset and pre-conceived notions.

The argument in favour of ending discrimination is quite in order. But the ground reality too has to be considered. To have women in combat situations in difficult terrains has its practical constraints which cannot be overlooked. We have example of women IPS officers. Most state governments are reluctant to put them in fields. So while pleading the case for women in armed forces one must properly evaluate all pros and cons relevant to the matter.

Anyway, after a long battle women have succeeded in achieving gender parity in the national 'battle-ground', kudos for their valour! They have proved that they can be at the forefront in defending nation at all levels and at all times equally with their male counterparts. Hopefully, more and more women would join armed forces and defend our country internally and externally in the times of necessity.

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Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Meeruthiya Gangsters, Katti Batti, Everest, Pawn Sacrifice, DUNNO Y2 and Black Mass) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Meeruthiya Gangsters

Meeruthiya Gangster is an Indian Crime - Comedy film directed and produced by Zeishan Quadri. The film score is composed by Vivek Kar and Siddhant Mishra.

 Meeruthiya Gangsters is inspired by the high number of extortion cases in the city of Meerut. The film is based from the perspective of six youths who turn kidnappers.

Katti Batti

Katti Batti is an Indian romantic comedy film directed by Nikhil Advani and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan in the lead roles.

Katti Batti is an anti-love story starring Imran Khan as Madhav Kabra (Maddy) & Kangana Ranaut as Payal. Maddy is an architect who is in love with Payal because of her attitude towards life. The story revolves around Maddy & Payal’s live-in relationship for 5 years and until a sudden turn of events when Payal leaves Maddy mid-way.

The film has Kangana Ranaut as Payal and Imran Khan as Madhav "Maddy" Kabra

The soundtrack of Katti Batti is composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy & lyrics are penned by Kumaar. The film has songs like "Sarfira" sung by Siddharth Mahadevan, Neeti Mohan and Qaran Mehta, "Sau Aasoon" by Shankar Mahadevan and Rasika Shekhar, "Lip To Lip" by Nikhil D'Souza and Ritu Pathak, "Ove Janiya" by Mohan Kannan, "Jaago Mohan Pyaare" by Siddharth Basrur, Digvijay Singh Pariyar, Raman Mahadevan & Rasika Shekhar and "Ove Jaaniye (Reprise)"  by Sayani Palit.

Everest

Everest is a 2015 New Zealand-American 3D biographical disaster drama and adventure thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. The film stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The film is based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, and focuses on the survival attempts of two expedition groups, one led by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal) and the other by Rob Hall (Clarke). It is a story about Mount Everest disaster which led to the deaths of several climbers.

Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice is an American biographical thriller film directed by Edward Zwick and written by Steven Knight. The film stars Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer, Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky, and Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer.

In this true story set during the rise of the Cold War, American chess professional Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Union and its greatest player, Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) for the World Championship.

Dunno Y2

Dunno Y2... Life Is A Moment is a 2014 romantic drama film, directed by Tonje Gjevjon and Sanjay Sharma, starring Zeenat Aman, Sadia Khan, Kapil Sharma, Edith Roth Gjevjon, Meera, and Yuvraj Parashar. It is a sequel of the 2010 award-winning film Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon. This is the first Indian Norwegian collaboration film and has Indian actors in a lead romantic role along with international cast. It was jointly directed by Tonje Ggjevjon and Indian Director Sanjay Sharma. The movie was written by Kapil Sharma, Tonje Gjevjon, Mona Klubben & Mona Krager.

The film explores romantic and intimate relationship between two men of different nationalities, Indian and Pakistani.

The film's music is composed by Nikhil Kamath. Singers on the soundtrack include Bollywood legends Salma Agha and Lata Mangeshkar, who performed the song "Jeena kya hai, jaana maine, jabse tumko jaana."

Black Mass

Black Mass is a 2015 American crime film directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, based on the 2001 book Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill. The film stars Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Rory Cochrane, Adam Scott, Dakota Johnson, and Corey Stoll.

The film follows the criminal career of infamous Irish-American mobster Whitey Bulger (Depp). The film depicts the true story of Whitey Bulger, a prominent leader of organized crime in South Boston. Whitey is the brother of Massachusetts State Senator William "Billy" Bulger. Following a string of violent acts, he becomes an FBI informant for 30 years in order to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. The film focuses on the period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as Whitey was solidifying his position as leader of the Irish-American Winter Hill Gang.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Transfer of Maria makes people smell a rat' that was published in Newsband

Transfer of Maria makes people smell a rat

The transfer of Rakesh Maria from the post of Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police raises serious questions. It came at a time when the 1981-batch IPS officer was steering the investigation in the Sheena Bora murder case. He was probing into some crucial financial dealings. Just at that time Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis signed his transfer order.

Maria was due for a cadre promotion on September 30 following the retirement of two senior officers. That promotion was advanced by 22 days, while he was effectively shunted out from the murder investigation. This was another case where the political class was seeking to exert control over police officers. This unnecessary immediate transfer is clearly indicating the influence of criminals over the Maharashtra Government. Investigation was at its best but once again the politicians scrapped the dexterous authority and proved that their vested interest came above justice.

The media had sensitised the murder case and the nation took interest in it. At a time when this murder case has been so much highlighted, a step taken by the chief minister of Maharashtra will surely make the people smell a rat. The Government was not unknown about the number of eyes focused on the issue. Without having any ill intention and secret motives no political party will take such a risk. If political motivation is the backbone of this transfer cum promotion, then there could be serious repercussions to this which may unfold in time to come. Maria was approaching towards conclusion and midway he was shifted to other department. This is another step by politicians to create trust deficit between people and governance system. It shows that acts/ rules and laws are not made for public but for whims and fancies of politicians.

The transfer of the person in charge states that government is not in favor of unveiling truth of this case due to the high profile of the victim. This for time and again indicates that justice and punishment is biased and based on money and power the victim has. It's unfortunate that removing the main person in charge of the case will divert the attention and the victim will slip away using her power and money. When will this change?

The instant transfer of Rakesh Maria was influenced by top leaders/ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party. Fadnavis just implemented the orders of his higher ups. But, what prompted such a directive from the top BJP leaders is not clear. In fact, it is a reasonable speculation that Peter Mukherjee and Indrani Mukherjee were contributors to BJP's election fund. It is also suspected that the Mukherjees have a lot of black money stashed in foreign banks. Maria was almost at a crucial stage of investigation in the black money trail of Mukherjees, which would have ultimately led to the hawala link of BJP. Smelling the rat, BJP leaders immediately pressurised Maharashtra CM to transfer Maria under the guise of an advanced promotion and an insignificant posting to divest him of Sheena Bora murder case investigation. Maria is deliberately shunted out and the act of Maharashtra Government is deplorable and such actions will demoralise sincere and honest police officers.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Rahul Gandhi gets a vote of no-confidence' that was published in Newsband

Rahul Gandhi gets a vote of no-confidence

Nobody is surprised by the extension of Sonia Gandhi’s tenure as Congress president by a year. But the vote of confidence in Ms. Gandhi by the Congress Working Committee was a vote of no-confidence in Rahul Gandhi. No matter what Ms. Gandhi thinks, the party is not ready to let her hand over the reins to her son. The party’s highest decision-making body thought he needed protection from the impact of electoral losses. Clearly, senior Congress leaders thought he could not be of much help, and actually could do a lot of harm to the party’s prospects in these States. The Old Guard in the Congress remains sceptical of his capability to lead from the front, and his acceptability among prospective allies of the party.

When India became a free nation in 1947, Mahatma Gandhi did not honour the democratic decision but imposed Nehru on the party though not a single authorised elector supported Nehru for Congress President. The history of foisting a favoured person as Congress President is repeating itself with Sonia Gandhi wanting to impose her son on the party as its President. So what started as an aberration in the 1940s is coming to be institutionalised. It is that party's prerogative and others don't have any say in it.

How long they will protect Mr Gandhi? According to present Congress, its leader must be from the Gandhi dynasty, so today or tomorrow he has to be crowned. He has been in the politics for more than a decade, but till today he has not accepted a single responsibility except some herogiris like tearing of ordinance, eating in poor's home etc. Mr. Gandhi keeps a coterie of a younger generation of leaders like his father and uncle did in the past. But there can be no power without responsibility.

Congress in its current form has lost its relevance. Either it has to go back to pre-Nehru era or it should gracefully concede space to AAP and move to the sidelines like the British Liberals. The Congress party with its sticky scams is in a very bad shape. It is immaterial whether the mother continues as the President or hands over the post to her son and probably anoints her daughter as the Vice President.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Ban to give boost to vote bank?' that was published in Newsband

Ban to give boost to vote bank?

Can one person’s religious freedom interfere with another’s food preferences? The ban has been imposed in some States on the sale of meat during the Jain community’s annual fasting period of Paryushan. The Bharatiya Janata Party came under attack from the Shiv Sena, its own ally in Maharashtra, over the decision. The Bombay High Court termed the move “regressive” and “absurd” in a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai.

By ordering a ban on meat for an extended period, has the BJP governments revealed a fundamentalist streak? The critics of BJP government call them intolerant. Now what is wrong if all political parties and self proclaimed religious leader give stress on meat ban as there is a community which refers to Cow as a holy animal? "Tolerance" is always expected from the Non-Vegetarians. Why do those Jain Housing societies, who refuse to allow anyone who is not a vegetarian buy a flat in their midst, learn some "tolerance"? And does that practice have any constitutional validity?

From the smallest lies to the most heinous of crimes, there are many things in life which all of us carefully side-step, as if walking in a mine-field. It is left to the choice of the individual whether he needs to try out any of these vices, without any of it being totally banned as such. So, why is it not possible to view the practice of religion, beliefs, food-habits, etc of others, in a similar way?

Religious and food preferences are unique to every individual. Logically they should not interfere and there needs to be respect for the other. By imposing a ban during Jain fasting period, it is going to either get the BJP a boost in the Hindu vote bank or may have a totally adverse effect. But politicians never give up trying to segregate society on the basis of caste or religion, for their own good.

It is not whether it impacts sellers or not. It's more about whether it is politically and morally correct to do so and then how will it impact various stakeholders? Another point is that one's religion doesn't impose its beliefs forcefully on others and it is true for every religion. And Jain community is not to be blamed at all. It is the government to be blamed. Such irresponsible behavior which might create social tension and rob away harmony in which we live is totally pedantic approach.